The American Law Review, Volume 4Little, Brown, and Company, 1870 - Law |
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... important qualifications . In the first place , usage sanctions among individuals what it may not when Government is concerned . Thus the payment of interest , which will be enforced on ordinary contracts , cannot be claimed from the ...
... important qualifications . In the first place , usage sanctions among individuals what it may not when Government is concerned . Thus the payment of interest , which will be enforced on ordinary contracts , cannot be claimed from the ...
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... important constitutional questions , and the want of such authority is fatal to the contract . And in respect to remedies , there is a wide distinction between the contracts of Government and the contracts of individuals . It is a ...
... important constitutional questions , and the want of such authority is fatal to the contract . And in respect to remedies , there is a wide distinction between the contracts of Government and the contracts of individuals . It is a ...
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... importance , the statute prescribes provisions and limits the expenditure . Of all this the contractor is conclusively presumed to be informed ; and wherever the public agent exceeds his authority , the Government is not bound by his ...
... importance , the statute prescribes provisions and limits the expenditure . Of all this the contractor is conclusively presumed to be informed ; and wherever the public agent exceeds his authority , the Government is not bound by his ...
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... important case of the Floyd acceptances , the question arose whether the Secretary of War could bind the United States by accepting bills of exchange without authority . This was a fraudulent transaction on his part , with the intent of ...
... important case of the Floyd acceptances , the question arose whether the Secretary of War could bind the United States by accepting bills of exchange without authority . This was a fraudulent transaction on his part , with the intent of ...
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... important , is , that no contract shall be made by an officer of the government unless there is a law author- izing it , or an appropriation adequate to its fulfilment . This prin- ciple was laid down in the Act of May 1 , 1820 , ch ...
... important , is , that no contract shall be made by an officer of the government unless there is a law author- izing it , or an appropriation adequate to its fulfilment . This prin- ciple was laid down in the Act of May 1 , 1820 , ch ...
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